My first Katee Roberts book and it won't be my last. I really enjoyed this modern retelling of the Hades/Persephone story. Especially the modern Olympus that Robert created. Lots of steamy scenes with light D/s to get the blood boiling. I would love to read her take on some of the other Olympian stories.

I throughly enjoyed immersing myself in modern world of Greek mythology in Neon Gods. Persephone found herself lost and alone after fleeing a publicly announced engagement to Zeus. Only desperation made her cross the River Styx but the freedom she finds gives her the courage to reevaluate everything she knows. A spicy hot romance and fantastic world-building makes me impatient for the next visit to Olympus.

Oh my... Tempting, sexy as hell, addictive, stimulating! This book is pure sin! Most delicious, irresistible, incendiary sin you full heartedly and voluntarily like to commit!

Hades and Persephone can put the entire Olympus on fire with their pant melting, hyperventilating chemistry! In the bed they can start the earthquake which may rock the entire universes !

I’m telling you my dears, if Katee Robert plans to rewrite entire Greek mythology, please let her do! With her amazing touch, everything about the myths turn into something desirable, magical and soooo freaking intense!

Hades she recreated is pure definition of walking talking breathing charisma! And guess what? He can be also compassionate, caring, devoted! I am hundred percent sure: this version of Hades will steal entire romance readers’ hearts!

And Persephone is bold, smart, cunning siren who slowly destroys the walls surrounded Hades’ heart and sees his true self, making him fall for her hard! She’s brilliant seducer! And she also enjoys voyeurism like her dark king! Yes, they like having sex at public places! Those naught MCs never stop surprising you, don’t they?

Story starts with unexpected engagement party of Persephone who finds out her mother forces her to marry with reincarnation of Bluebeard a. k.a. Zeus. Of course she cannot say no to a vicious and one of the most dangerous man of Olympus!

After putting a plastered smile on her face, she runs back to her room, making a quick plan to escape because she has no intention to marry with a dangerous man to be pawn of her mother’s power games. She runs away, followed by Zeus’ guards, passing the forbidden side of the river which leads her to underworld with help of mysterious man. But as soon as she finds out that man is Hades! As everybody thinks he’s a myth at the upper city, it seems like he’s so alive, governing the underworld more peacefully and fairly than Zeus does in upper city!

Persephone has no intention to go back to the upper city! So she forms an offer to Hades they can both get benefitted. For 3 months Persephone will belong to Hades, sharing his bed to guarantee to be ruined by him so Zeus won’t demand her presence when his favorite toy turned into damaged goods! For proving their point the couple has to make tons of sex !

Sexy, charismatic, magnetic underworld Lord accepts the offer which also help him to avenge the man who took his parents’ lives. ( he reminds us of secluded dark knight Bruce Wayne, isn’t he? )

So as you may guess, this book presents us a creative retelling of Greek mythology where the gods like to eat gyro platters and goddesses like shopping, running away from paparazzis’ gossip columns!

This is entertaining , seductive , wild ride you shouldn’t miss earned my 5 unputdownable, enchanting, blasting chemistry stars!
I need another book ASAP! I need more journey at Greek Islands!

Special thanks to NetGalley, Sourcebooks Casablanca for sharing this amazing digital reviewer copy with me in exchange my honest opinions.

Thank you to NetGalley and Sourcebooks for the ARC in exchange for an honest review

CW: grief, on page violence and assault

I have been amped for this book since it was announced and it did not disappoint. I went in blind and I would recommend it. (SPOILERS)

-m/f frenemies to lovers
-fake relationship
-this is just a hookup
-grump/sunshine
-throne sex
-some revenge

This was my first Hades/Persephone retelling and it won't be my last. Katee Robert has been my favorite discovery the past few months and this book was still such a surprise. I loved all of the little mythology easter eggs, but you don't need to be familiar with Greek mythology to follow this one.

Persephone was so fiercely independent, needing a plan, though life seemed to work out better for her when she didn't have one. I loved how she went after what she wanted, asking Hades for what she needed including his help in her escape and then their fake relationship.

Hades, dear lord, what a secret softie. Angry and in charge to everyone else, but with Persephone he treated her like a queen, carrying her around everywhere, not because she couldn't walk, but because he never wanted her to suffer. Needed to care for her when no one else would. These were two people who saw the other so clearly and moved around each other so softly, giving the other what they needed. Ready to get on his knees, I am here for a cinnamon roll Hades.

Was this steamy, and the sex scenes so good. This is Katee Robert duh. But were they wrapped up in a sweet romance mashed in with some revenge, heck yes. I loved this one and cannot wait to read the rest of this series. Also please read because I need someone to discuss my theories with.

Rating: Rave
Steam: 5

One of my most anticipated romance titles and it DID NOT disappoint. Fans of Lore Olympus and all things Hades/Persephone are going to fight over this title, with smoldering gods, rich worldbuilding, and some too hot to handle scenes.

This is my favorite romance of the year! Persephone flees the deathly embrace of Zeus and the torture she would have to endure as his wife, Hera. and runs away, straight into the arms of a man all have presumed dead, Hades. In this excellent modern retelling of the Hades/Persephone myth, Katee Roberts does something, few others have done, makes the gods of Olympus relatable and yet mysterious. Her masterful writing style and ability to spin a plot makes the mystery and love scenes all that much better.